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This is a list of Trinity College Dublin student organisations. As of 2020,
Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...
had over 120 student societies which were operating under the Dublin University Central Societies Committee.


Types of organisations


Clubs

Trinity College has 49 sports clubs affiliated to the Dublin University Central Athletic Club. The Central Athletic Club is made up of five elected committees who oversee the development of sport in the college: the Executive Committee is responsible for all activities; the Captains' Committee represents the 49 club captains and awards University Colours (Pinks), the Pavilion Bar Committee runs the private members' bar, the Pavilion Members' Committee and the Sports Facilities Committee. The oldest clubs include the
Dublin University Cricket Club Dublin University Cricket Club is a cricket team in Ireland. There is evidence of cricket being played at the University before 1820 but the first record of a club dates from 1835. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League, and in the p ...
(1835) and
Dublin University Boat Club Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) is the Rowing club of Trinity College Dublin. The club operates from its boat house at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, on the South Bank of the River Liffey. The club colours are black an ...
(1836).
Dublin University Rifle Club Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC) is the rifle club of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College, located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club competes in a number of Olympic shooting disciplines including ISSF 10 meter air rifle, air ...
was first founded in 1840 however the club under its current format was reconstituted in 1962.
Dublin University Football Club Dublin University Football Club (DUFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin and Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland, which plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. History The first known record of the Club appears unde ...
which plays
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was founded in 1854 and is the world's oldest documented "football club". The
Dublin University Hockey Club , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...
was founded in 1893. The Dublin University Harriers and Athletic Club was founded in 1885. There are several graduate sport clubs that exist separate to the Central Athletic Club including the Dublin University Museum Players (cricket), the Lady Elizabeth Boat Club (rowing) and the Mary Lyons Memorial Mallets (croquet).


Publications

Trinity College's student publications range from the serious to the satirical. All student publications are administered by the Dublin University Publications Committee (often known as 'Pubs') who maintain and administer the Publications room (located in House 6) and all the associated equipment needed to publish its newspapers and magazines. ''
Trinity News ''Trinity News'' is Ireland's oldest student newspaper, published from Trinity College Dublin. It is an independent newspaper, funded by Trinity Publications, which reports on the news and views of the students and staff of Dublin University, a ...
'' is Ireland's oldest student newspaper having been first printed in 1947 and being in regular circulation since 1953. It is published on a fortnightly basis producing 12 issues in total during the academic year. The paper has won a number of
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in the past, winning each of the "Newspaper of the Year", "Editor of the Year" and "Journalist of the Year" numerous times. ''
The University Times ''The University Times'' (often abbreviated as ''UT'' or ''the UT'') is a student newspaper. Published from Trinity College Dublin, it is financially supported by Trinity College Dublin Students' Union but maintains a mutually agreed policy of e ...
'' is Trinity's newer student newspaper. Founded in 2009, it was named Irish Student Newspaper of the Year in its first year, an award won by Trinity News in the three previous years. It is funded by
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (or TCDSU) is a students' union and the recognised representative body of the 17,000 students of Trinity College Dublin. Its role is to provide a representative channel between all students (undergraduates an ...
but its Editorial Committee makes editorial decisions independently of the Union. It replaced the University Record. Student magazines in publication include ''
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'' (satirical), Tuathal (Irish-language magazine produced by An Cumann Gaelach which has been nominated for Irish Society Publication of the Year) the
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TCD Miscellany , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...
(one of Ireland's oldest magazines), the arts-orientated Icarus (magazine) and the film magazine Trinity Film Review. Other publications supported by the Dublin University Publications Committee include the Student Economic Review, which is a journal produced and organised by students of Economics, the Law Review and the Trinity Student Medical Journal as well as ''The Attic'' which is a collection of student writing produced by the Dublin University Literary Society, and ''The (Renegade) Rant and Rave'', a literary criticism magazine. Older titles, no longer in publication, include Central Review, Trinity Intellectual Times, the Afro-Caribbean Journal, Harlot, Evoke, and Alternate.


Societies

Trinity College has over 120 societies, each of which operates under the aegis of the Dublin University Central Societies Committee. This committee is composed of the treasurers of each of the societies within the College. Society sizes vary, with several claiming to be the largest in the college with thousands of members, while smaller groups may have only 40-50 members. Situated within the
Graduates Memorial Building The Graduates Memorial Building (GMB) is a neo-Gothic Victorian building, in Trinity College Dublin designed by Sir Thomas Drew in 1897. It is home to Trinity College's oldest student societies: the University Philosophical Society (the Phil), th ...
is the oldest of Ireland's such societies, the
College Historical Society The College Historical Society (CHS) – popularly referred to as The Hist – is a debating society at Trinity College Dublin. It was established within the college in 1770 and was inspired by the club formed by the philosopher Edmund Bu ...
(The Hist). Founded in 1770, the society has a history in the promotion of oratory and composition. It is the oldest debating society in Ireland, and "perhaps" the oldest student society in the world. Over the past three centuries, it has been addressed by the world’s pre-eminent thinkers and orators. The society meets each Wednesday evening to debate motions of interest in the chamber of the Graduate Memorial Building (GMB). Another such society is the
University Philosophical Society The University Philosophical Society (UPS; ), commonly known as The Phil, is a student paper-reading and debating society in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1683 it is the oldest student, collegial and paper-reading society in th ...
(The Phil) which shares the GMB and promotes discourse among students. The Society can traces it origins to 1853 when it was set up as a paper reading society, inspired by the
Dublin Philosophical Society The Dublin Philosophical Society was founded in 1683 by William Molyneux with the assistance of his brother Sir Thomas Molyneux and the future Provost and Bishop St George Ashe. It was intended to be the equivalent of the Royal Society in Lond ...
. While the Phil still hosts paper readings, its primary functions is as a debating society. Throughout the twentieth century, there was ongoing discussion about the possibility of a merger between the Student Representative Council, the Hist, the Phil, and the Eliz (The Dublin University Elizabethan Society founded in 1905). In 1981, the Eliz merged with the Phil and today it remains a subcommittee of the Phil promoting the involvement of women in debating. The Phil meets each Thursday evening of Term to debate motions in the chamber of the GMB. Other societies include Vincent de Paul Society (VDP), which organises charitable activities in the local community; DU Players, a student-drama society which hosts more than 50 shows and events a year in the
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Theatre; The DU Film Society (formerly DU Filmmakers, formerly the DU "Videographic Society", founded in 1987) which organises filmmakers and film-lovers on campus through workshops, screenings, and production funding; The DU Radio Society, known as
Trinity FM This is a list of Trinity College Dublin student organisations. As of 2020, Trinity College Dublin had over 120 student societies which were operating under the Dublin University Central Societies Committee. Types of organisations Clubs Trinity ...
, broadcasts student made productions on a special events licence on FM frequency 97.3FM for six weeks a year; The Trinity LGBT society, which is the oldest
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society in Ireland and celebrated its 25th anniversary in the 2007/2008 year; The Dublin University Comedy Society, known as DU Comedy, hosts comedy events for its members and hosts comedy gigs on campus; The Dance Society, known as "dudance", which provides classes in Latin and ballroom dancing, as well as running events around other dance styles such as swing dancing. In 2011 the
Laurentian Society The Laurentian Society is a society of Trinity College Dublin, named after Saint Laurence O'Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail in Irish), and concerned with relevant issues from a Catholic perspective. It was the Catholic society of Trinity College, and ...
was revived. This society played a role as a society for the few Catholic students who studied at Trinity while "the Ban" (on Catholic attendance) was still in force


Representative bodies

Undergraduates are represented by the
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (or TCDSU) is a students' union and the recognised representative body of the 17,000 students of Trinity College Dublin. Its role is to provide a representative channel between all students (undergraduates an ...
(TCDSU). Its primary role is to provide a representative channel between undergraduates and the University and College authorities. It represents both undergraduates and postgraduates in matters external to the university. The Executive, the Finance and Services Committee and Sabbatical Officers manage the business and affairs of the Union. The Students' Union Communications Officer is responsible for the publication of the University Times (formerly the University Record), an editorially independent student newspaper. Postgraduates are represented by the Graduate Students' Union. Its primary role is to provide a recognised representative channel between postgraduates and the University and College authorities. It primarily consists of two full-time officers, the President, and Vice-President. The GSU President is an ''ex officio'' member of the College Board. The Vice-President also acts as the GSU's Education and Welfare Officer. The Graduate Students' Union publish the "Journal of Postgraduate Research" on an annual basis.


List of societies


An Cumann Gaelach

An Cumann Gaelach, founded in 1907 by former
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Dubhghlas de hÍde.


Biological Association

The Biosoc is one of the largest societies in Trinity College Dublin. The main role of the Biosoc was originally to provide a forum of discussion in the field of Natural Science, however, over the years it began to change this role eventually becoming a social society for medical students. It runs the "Med Day" charity event every November, raising money for various university associated hospitals, including neonatal care in the
Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital (; ga, Ospidéal Ollscoile Ban ⁊ Naonáin an Chúim) is a voluntary teaching hospital providing a range of medical services to both women and newborn infants in Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by D ...
and
Rotunda Hospital The Rotunda Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Rotunda; legally the Hospital for the Relief of Poor Lying-in Women, Dublin) is a maternity hospital on Parnell Street in Dublin, Ireland, now managed by RCSI Hospitals. The eponymous Rotunda in Parnell Squ ...
, acute stroke care in St. James's Hospital and breast cancer screening programme in
Tallaght University Hospital The Tallaght University Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Ollscoile Thamhlachta) is a teaching hospital in County Dublin, Ireland. Its academic partner is the Trinity College Dublin. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. History The hospital ...
.


Choral Society

The University of Dublin Choral Society is the largest choir in Trinity College Dublin. It is also the oldest university choral society in Great Britain and Ireland, having been founded in 1837. The society performs two concerts each year, one at the end of each term. The tradition that members wear the formal academic gown for performances is upheld and concerts take place in the College Exam Hall and College Chapel.


College Historical Society

The
College Historical Society The College Historical Society (CHS) – popularly referred to as The Hist – is a debating society at Trinity College Dublin. It was established within the college in 1770 and was inspired by the club formed by the philosopher Edmund Bu ...
(of "Hist") is Ireland's oldest debating society, having been established within the college in 1770.


Comedy Society

The Dublin University Comedy Society (Comedy Soc.) hosts comedy events for its members and has hosted gigs on campus from comedians such as
Andrew Maxwell Andrew Maxwell (born 3 December 1974) is an Irish comedian and narrator, known for narrating the MTV reality series '' Ex on the Beach''. Career In 1992, Maxwell tried stand-up comedy for the first time at the Comedy Cellar at The Internation ...
,
David O'Doherty David Nicholas O'Doherty (; born 18 December 1975) is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright and son of renowned jazz pianist Jim Doherty. His stand-up has won many international awards including the if.comedy award in 2008 a ...
,
Neil Delamere Neil Delamere ( ; born 1979) is an Irish comedian. He is a regular on the BBC Northern Ireland television show '' The Blame Game'', and the reigning BBC Fighting Talk Champion of Champions. Early life and education Delamere is from Edenderry, ...
and
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. The society has existed in one form or another for many years, going under the name " The Dead Parrot Society" in the 1990s but experienced a massive resurgence in activity in 2007. The society signed up over 700 members in 2007, and over 2500 members in 2008. The society publishes a comedy magazine called Goldfish, runs stand-up comedy workshops, and a variety of themed nights out.


Dublin University Players

Dublin University Players hosts up to 50 shows and events a year in its own theatre in the
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Centre. Notable ex-members of the group include the actress and writer
Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'', Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Tip Haddem in the BBC ...
(Mrs Doyle from
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),
Stanley Townsend Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Personal life Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the ...
,
Jack Gleeson Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) is an Irish actor who played Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson took a hiatus from acting, but has since taken part in independent th ...
, and
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. Honorary Patrons of the society include
Garry Hynes Garry Hynes (born 10 June 1953) is an Irish theatre director. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Tony Award for direction of a play. Biography Hynes was born in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, and educated at St. Louis Convent at ...
,
Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatu ...
,
Paule Constable Paule Constable is a British lighting designer. She won the 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2020 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. She was also a nominee for four further productions and for a 2007 Tony Award on Broadway. In 2011 she won t ...
,
Selina Cartmell Selina Cartmell is a British theatre director based in Dublin, Ireland. She is currently director at the Gate Theatre. Early life and education Cartmell was born in the Lake District, UK. Her mother Annie worked as a midwife and her father Gord ...
and
Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins ( ga, Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. Entering national politics throug ...
.


Joly Geological Society

Named after
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, the Joly Geological Society was founded in 1960. As well as social events the society organises field trips.


Laurentian Society

The
Laurentian Society The Laurentian Society is a society of Trinity College Dublin, named after Saint Laurence O'Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail in Irish), and concerned with relevant issues from a Catholic perspective. It was the Catholic society of Trinity College, and ...
is a society named after Saint Laurence O’Toole (
Lorcán Ua Tuathail Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Lorcán played a prominent role in the Irish Church ...
in Irish), and concerned with relevant issues from a Catholic perspective. It existed with no interruptions between the academic years 1952-3 and 2001-2,The Dublin University Calendar 2001-2001, p. V11 being then the Catholic society of Trinity College. Back then, the society used to hold talks and was engaged in Charitable activities. It was revived as a cultural society in September 2011.


LGBT Society / Q Soc

Trinity LGBT, later rebranded as Q Soc, is a society which supports the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and their friends in Trinity College Dublin. The LGBT organises social and community events while offering help and support for LGBT students and providing a
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for LGBT students on campus. Trinity College recognised the society in 1982 making it the oldest student
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society in Ireland. Trinity LGBT was founded in 1982 as "Dublin University Gay Soc", emerging directly from the Sexual Liberation Movement of David Norris and other Irish gay rights pioneers who were active in Trinity in the early 1970s.


LitSoc / Trinity Literary Society

The Trinity College Dublin Literary Society (LitSoc) is the foremost society for the creation and celebration of
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in
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, with a constitutional aim "to kindle and encourage a love of writing, literature and literary culture among the staff and students of Trinity College". Initially begun as a branch of the
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, the society was revived in 1996 and changed its name to the Trinity Literary Society in 1998. LitSoc holds an average of two major events every week, in addition to regular writing workshops, book clubs, open mics and guest speakers, and is open for library hours daily from 12 to 3pm. The society was nominated for 6 awards at the Central Societies Committee awards ceremony in March 2017, winning Best Online Presence, Best Medium Society and Overall Society of the Year.

Mathsoc

''Dublin University Mathematical Society'', affectionately referred to as the ''Mathsoc'' by its members, was founded in 1923 and has had many famous members since its foundation, including Ireland's only Nobel Physics Laureate
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who helped found it. The Mathsoc has a society room in college, in the School of Mathematics, which contains the Mathsoc library.


Society For International Affairs (SoFIA)

The Society for International Affairs (SoFIA) aims to promote the discussion of diplomacy and diplomatic affairs, to give visibility to current international affairs and provide a platform for discussion and networking. It also seeks to acquaint students with the activities and mechanisms of embassies and foreign affairs departments and, guide students considering a diplomatic career.


Theological Society

The College Theological Society, commonly known as "The Theo", was founded in 1830. Originally founded to provide a forum for the discussion of Philosophical Theology for students of TCD, according to its updated by-laws (published in 2012) the objective of the society is to afford members the opportunity to study "Christian Theology, and to encourage the practice of written composition, and extempore speaking". Its primary aim is to "promote inter-religious dialogue with a focus on topical issues", and members participate in discussions and presentations about religious topics. In addition to discussion and debate, members also meet to listen to guest speakers. For example, the society held an "All Faiths and None" interfaith forum in February 2013, with speakers that included politicians, statisticians, NGO participants and newspaper columnists. The organisation was "relaunched" in late 2020, having previously been inactive "since the 2018/19 academic year". The Theo is based in the Bram Stoker Room in the
Graduates Memorial Building The Graduates Memorial Building (GMB) is a neo-Gothic Victorian building, in Trinity College Dublin designed by Sir Thomas Drew in 1897. It is home to Trinity College's oldest student societies: the University Philosophical Society (the Phil), th ...
.


Traditional Music Society

DU Traditional Music Society (TradSoc) promotes traditional Irish music, song and dance in the college. The society hosts informal music sessions and recitals, runs a céilí band and a lilting choir, as well as organising trips to traditional music festivals in Ireland and the UK. The society received the awards of ''Most Improved Society'' (2015) and ''Best Small Society'' (2016) from the Central Societies Committee.


Trinitones

Trinitones Trinitones is an all-male a cappella ensemble from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 2012, the group were described as "pioneers" of the collegiate a cappella genre in Ireland in a 2013 ''The University Times, University Times'' articl ...
is an all-male acappella ensemble established in 2012 which is one of the four choirs which make up "Trinity College Singers Society", along with Trinity Singers, Boydell Singers and fellow acappella group, Trinity Belles. Established in 2012, the group have toured Ireland and Australia and have released several covers of popular songs, most notably a viral music video of an acappella arrangement of Teenage Dirtbage by Wheatus in 2013.


Trinity Arts Festival Society

The Trinity Arts Festival Society coordinates a week-long arts festival within Trinity College Dublin. Established in 2006, the festival is organised by a society committee with a goal to "promote the arts and arts-based societies within Trinity College and around Dublin". The festival society has received a number of awards from the Central Societies Committee of Trinity College at its annual Society of the Year Awards. The society were also awarded second place in the college's "Equality Champions Awards" in April 2017.


Trinity FM

Trinity FM, originally created in 1998, is run by 10 full-time volunteers. It broadcasts from 3pm to midnight during college term at 92.1 FM and online through the website trinityfm.org. Trinity FM has collaborated with
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and has organised acoustic sessions which take place throughout the year. Acts such as Miracle Bell, Frightened Rabbit, The Flaws and Mice Parade and Duke Special have performed. The radio station organises covered gigs with participants from various colleges in Dublin playing their favourite covers. The station has made connections with the
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in Brussels, where different committee members and general members of the society travel to the EU parliament to discuss the future of radio, politics, and how students can make a difference at special events hosted by the EU. In 2013, Trinity FM was awarded best medium society and best overall society at the Central Societies Committee annual ball.


Wolfe Tone Cumann / Fianna Fáil Society

Trinity College
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''cumann'' (branch) is named in honour of
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. The Cumann was officially constituted in 1967 and was initially named in honour of Erskine Childers, but was renamed in 1998 in celebration of the bicentenary of the
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. It hosts regular meetings and participates in campaigns in support of Fianna Fáil and
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. Notable former members of the Cumann who have since entered national politics in Ireland include Thomas Byrne, Seán Haughey, Jack Chambers, James Lawless,
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,
Mary Lou McDonald Mary Louise McDonald (born 1 May 1969) is an Irish politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition in Ireland since June 2020 and President of Sinn Féin since February 2018. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central const ...
,
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and
Dara Calleary Dara Calleary (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation since August 2022. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since th ...
.


University Philosophical Society

The
University Philosophical Society The University Philosophical Society (UPS; ), commonly known as The Phil, is a student paper-reading and debating society in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1683 it is the oldest student, collegial and paper-reading society in th ...
(or "Phil") is a paper-reading and debating society which was founded in 1853. It facilitates debating in Trinity through chamber debates and competitive debating, both internally and externally.


Defunct societies

*Astronomy and Space Society (Trinity) *Karting Society *One World Society *Speech and Language Pathology Society *Dublin University Real Estate Society (DURES)


References


External links


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